Episode 0482

	Sesame Street
	Oscar builds a hat rack
Air date	February 27, 1973
Season	Season 4 (1972-1973)
Production	November 27, 1972
Sponsors	V, X, 12

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Peering from over his cape, The Count makes a dramatic entrance to count people who say hello: Maria, David, Luis and Big Bird. At the climax, the four of them cower from the Count's thunder and lightning.
	Muppets	Old West: Doc Holiday — Sinister Sam comes to the saloon, looking for Doc Holiday. (First: Episode 0318)
	Cartoon	The great Alphonso and his trained X's (First: Episode 0299)
	Animation	Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks (First: Episode 0195)
	Cartoon	The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd (First: Episode 0325)
	Cast	Mr. Hooper adds 3 chairs as a sportscaster narrates. (First: Episode 0288)
	Cartoon	"Ladybugs' Picnic" (First: Episode 0416)
	Muppets	Sherlock Hemlock sings "X Marks the Spot!" (First: Episode 0351)
	Cartoon	A young hipster dog explains to C.T. Wordsworth what an EXIT is. (First: Episode 0281)
	Film	Ten hats on a hatrack (First: Episode 0439)
	Cartoon	The letter X
	SCENE 2	Maria, Luis, and David observe that Oscar has built a hat rack that is sitting outside his can, but the wooden pegs that are supposed to hold the hats are angled down instead of up. Oscar is well-aware of this, and gives the three of them some hats so they can pretend to be visitors. They each go to hang up their hats, which of course slide off the pegs. Oscar is delighted, because now the people who can't hang their hats will have to leave.
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Tough Eddie at the Beach — Ernie and Bert think they're being threatened by Tough Eddie.
	Song	"Octopus One-Man Band" (First: Episode 0004)
	Cartoon	The alphabet appears in a little box. (First: Episode 0406)
	Cartoon	A polar bear learns what "EXIT" means. Animation: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0131)
	Muppets	Harvey Kneeslapper: X Marks the Spot! (First: Episode 0456)
	Film	The Alphabet Dancers make a letter X. (First: Episode 0456)
	Cartoon	Dot Bridge #9: Dot can't stop coughing, and next dot leaves (First: Episode 0295)
	Film	Joe Raposo: Insects (instrumental w/ kid VO, same music as "Peacock") (First: Episode 0410)
	Muppets	Kermit Lecture: More and Less — Several of Cookie Monster's pals gang up on Kermit. (First: Episode 0004)
	SCENE 3	At Hooper's Store, Big Bird enters with Kwame, who has brought in his dog Potzie. David starts to sneeze, explaining to Big Bird that he’s allergic. Big Bird and Kwame agree to take the dog outside, and Big Bird decides to stand guard at Hooper's to make sure no other furry animals will cause David to sneeze. Big Bird spots Mr. Snuffleupagus coming out of his nest area, and quickly pushes David under the counter “for his own good” until Snuffy passes by. David finds it ridiculous that an "imaginary" friend would make him start sneezing, and steps outside to prove it. He begins to sneeze, only because another kid at the Fix-it Shop is holding a cat.
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Pizza and Grape Juice — Ernie and Bert figure out how to share their pizza and grape juice. (First: Episode 0256)
	Cartoon	V in space (First: Episode 0481)
	Cartoon	Dot Bridge #10: Eighth dot is small, but receives a kiss (First: Episode 0295)
	Animation	A number 9 looks for a house with his number on it. (First: Episode 0283)
	Cartoon	The great Alphonso and his trained X's (repeat)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit and Brian demonstrate the parts of the face. (First: Episode 0126)
	Cast	Luis looks for the exit in a brick room. (First: Episode 0407)
	Cartoon	Violet climbs a vine with V words. (First: Episode 0389)
	Film	A magnetic crane picks up large pieces of metal. (First: Episode 0009)
	SCENE 4	As Maria reads, Oscar startles her with a slap on the back. He thinks her reaction is funny and calls her a scaredy-cat, but he gives the same reaction when Luis sneaks up and gives him a pat.
	Cartoon	The Story of Cowboy X (repeat)
	Muppets	What's My Part: Foot — Bennett Snerf, Arlene Frantic, and Professor Hastings must identify a foot. (First: Episode 0164)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "I'm an Aardvark." (First: Episode 0425)
	Cartoon	"Ladybugs' Picnic" (repeat)
	Muppets	Farley and two other friends are having a party in a treehouse, but they feel sad because the record player is broken. Juanita shows up with her guitar, and shows them how to use tools to make music along with her. (First: Episode 0457)
	SCENE 5	David sings "Here Are Some Things" to the kids as they sort drawings of girls with hair ribbons by quantity.
	Film	Footage of a coral reef, showcasing the plant life and the fish. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0466)
	Cartoon	A man learns that it's better not to pick the flowers. (First: Episode 0416)
	SCENE 6	Luis sings "Here Are Some Things" in Spanish, sorting pictures of animals and ice cream cones. He shows how there can be more than one answer.
	Film	Kids compete in a speed skating competition (version three). (First: Episode 0460)
	Film	Peaceful music and seagulls are heard at the docks as a voiceover says "light" and "dark" while the sun sets. (First: Episode 0414)
	SCENE 7	The Count returns to count goodbyes, including his own. He follows it by announcing the sponsors (summoning more thunder and lightning with the mention of the number 12) as the others look around, somewhat unnerved.
	CLOSING SIGNS	The Count holds the Sesame Street sign, and David and Maria hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.